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Short film

Toshi

2009 · 14 min

A quiet, melancholy short that drifts between lonely strangers in a hotel, leaving a faint ache.

Directed by: Jon Gilbert
Starring: Kentaro Suyama, Sandy Foster, Junichi Kajioka

Overview: A lonely Japanese businessman, a cheating wife, a London hotel and a binge drinking bride-to-be.
How it feels: Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, betrayal, loneliness
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Directed by: Jon Gilbert
Starring: Kentaro Suyama, Sandy Foster, Junichi Kajioka

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
betrayal
loneliness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Details

Directed by: Jon Gilbert
Written by: Jon Gilbert
Starring: Kentaro Suyama, Sandy Foster, Junichi Kajioka
Cinematography: Christopher Ross
Runtime: 14 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Japanese

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